Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-04

is transferred to the Galesburg district. |
and assigned 10 the First NJ E church of |
that city Many in Rock Island will |
deeply regret to learn that Mr. Luckty is |
to be removed from the city He is one
of the most able men that has ever occu> |
pied the pulpit Of the FIRST church ha=
been popular both as Il minister and as
a man, and IL is only due to til" gentle
man to say that the circumstances which |
have led IT, his transfer 10 TIE Gales
burg district. were not that he was
unpopular with his church nor
that he has not worked faithfully
and zealously in Rock island. And his
popularity is by no means confined to the
religious denomination with which he is
associated In all his transactions both
with his church and the world. Mr.
Lucky has proven himself man. and
his departure from Rock Island will be
generally regretted MIR. Luckey will
preach his first sermon in his new chalge
at GalesbuIg next Sunday and his family
will remove their next week
Rev G. W Cue, late of the First NJ
church at Peoria, succeeds MIR LuCkey at
Rock Island, He will preach his first
sermon next Sunday, and the M4comb
journal sketches his interesting career as
follows:
He was born in Neville, Cleremont
county. Ohio on the banks Of the Ohio
river, % miles above Cincinnati, Fcnru
airy %. 1910 Before he could remember
he moved TO Rinley, ONO. where he re,
mained until ten years of age, 1850
moved to Gtrovelnud. i'll the next year
to Princevile, where he remained until
he entered the ministry. Before coming
to Illinois his father was a steamboat cap
tain on the ONO and Mississippi rivers
On coming to Illinois he entered the mer
camille business, and IN which he cons
tinued until he died. IN 1852. After his
fathers death Was sent for few months
to school al Mt Morris seminary, Ogle
county, Iii he year following be spent
in the academy ut BTimheid. joined The
church III 1857, and again entered school
in the new academy al Princeylle. From
mat tune lo'" Aii si'nir" WIN we" 10
Inc ministry, anu 10 ia,l ut 1893 Was AL
ni'''' 'u II ,''i III ''ie '''''" nov i'ai
Was appointed AS junior preacher IN The
Wyoming 'l'Sul', 1t was 'h'u'' oi zen
app"ih'ine nus ut ncA' stdA ut 'he toh
terence IN mac"hlb looo' was seat to lh2
Falrview circuit, remained one ke"r The
next year was sent to Pennington circuit
| winch included Pennington, ElmW"od
irlVoh, anu lflN"h Center I'll good,
strong appointments, ana Il was fec"g-
| nized MS quite Promotion, but he was
sui the Jnnl"r preacher Rev Z
SWarts having charge keF Gu+ began 10
| Think that me Conference as never gong
| TO trust MIN with church IA the minag-
| ing OF Its affairs but alter SIN weeks
from conference Ii. =. S"hFts gave up
MS charge anu went INTO tue army, lehV-
ing the subject OF ms iG tnli manage
men1 OF the churches which he continued
to do do until within couple OF weeks
OF conference, ISo2, when he was elected
chaplain OF the iooth Ill. beg. Vol, rem
! deVouZlnS at Peoria. WIN THIS regiment
he renamed Tor three years, being with
them IN the battles nf Chlckasaw Bayou,
MISS ARKANSAS F"st' fort GIBSON,
champion mn, siege Oh Nichsoufg, siege
| OF spanish fort, charge on spanish. anu
was discharged from the service at ficks-
burg Aug 1900, returned home, was APP
pointed to The Neps"nset charge, remain
ing thee years. Was married December
1864, 10 Miss Anna Roberts. OF Morton,
IT,, and who at the time was teaching
shool al Peoria In fall of 1868 was sent
to Toui"n, where he remained three
years. AT nearly the close OF his third
year there Was transferred 10 the Ne
praska conference anu organizer what Is
no" kh""h as tht falfh"hht charge;
was there AT tue organization OF Fillmore
county, ana was elected It's hrsl county
superintendent Oh pnhiic instruction. IN
1879. was appointed by NE Nebraska
conference IN session ht Nebraska CITY,
TO the first church, pmahn, and at the
end OF tins year was appointed assistant
lnnd commissioner OF the Missouri, Hans
sas u Texas ralllbad, and IN order TO MI
that position II became necessary Tor him
TO locate Leaving she ministry anu
entering upon ne" line Oh business
thing that he always regretted, Tor OUT OF
the ministry ne WAS unhappy ana as
soon as the opportunity presented ilself
reentereG the work That was dearest 10
his heart, anu the conference INTO "hici
/ pntprpu